Researcher Kwabena Boahen is looking for ways to mimic the brain's supercomputing powers in silicon -- because the messy, redundant processes inside our heads actually make for a small, light, superfast computer. ... continue reading

posted by Kulpims T'dna (kulpims) 1 decade 6 years 7 months 1 week ago • 1,577 views

"To date, there hasn't been an overarching theory of how the human brain really works, Jeff Hawkins argues in this compelling talk. That's because we still haven't defined intelligence accurately. But... continue reading

posted by jonny 1 decade 7 years 1 month 3 weeks ago • 2,811 views

by Steve Omohundro, Ph.D., president of Self-Aware Systems (http://selfawaresystems.com) a Silicon Valley think tank aimed at bringing human values to emerging technologies.

Just give it some skin and call it Arnold to complete the experience.

posted by demon_ix 1 decade 5 years 9 months 1 week ago • 1,550 views

"Two of the sharpest minds in the computing arena spar gamely, but neither scores a knockdown in one of the oldest debates around: whether machines may someday achieve consciousness. (NB: Viewers may wish... continue reading

posted by Nicki Hansen (gwiz665) 1 decade 5 years 5 months 1 week ago • 1,873 views

Douglas Hofstadter and Dan Dennett in a dutch production. The acting is hammy, and it is pretty aged, but it inspired me as a kid to study AI in later life. Read their book 'The Mind's I', for a more in... continue reading

The OmniTread robot was built by engineering students at the University of Michigan. Its body consists of seven segments connected by pneumatic bellows. Treads on all four sides of the segments give it... continue reading

posted by Paul Richey (Fusionaut) 1 decade 5 years 2 months 1 week ago • 955 views

YT: Futurist Ray Kurzweil details the technology timeline leading up to 2029 including the downsides to Singularity.

posted by griefer_queafer 1 decade 5 years 2 months 1 week ago • 1,960 views

Sounds like we're getting close.

posted by Crake 1 decade 4 years 9 months 2 weeks ago • 3,653 views

Abstract for this talk: Can machines think about themselves? One of the most unique and fascinating aspects of intelligent living systems is their ability to self-reflect: To reconstruct models of their... continue reading

posted by bleedmegood 1 decade 4 years 5 months 2 weeks ago • 1,312 views

A talk on computational neuroscience, specifically about how a model of the neocortex could be used in machine learning.